What are the requirements for CPhys?CPhys represents the highest standards of professionalism, up to date expertise, quality and safety, and holders have demonstrated the capacity to undertake independent practice and exercise leadership. Chartered physicists have attained an integrated masters degree in physics (or demonstrated equivalent levels of underpinning knowledge), acquired a breadth of physics related competence and have exercised significant levels of responsibility for a sustained period of time. The title also denotes commitment to keep pace with advancing knowledge and with the increasing expectations and requirements for which any profession must take responsibility.

Application form and guidelinesThe Institute requires all CPhys candidates to use this application form which includes a Professional Review Report template and MPhys equivalence template (where applicable). The online application form allows data to be saved and returned to at a later date.

All applicants are advised to search amongst their network of contacts and/or to attend local Group and Branch meetings in order to nurture suitable relationships. You could also find yourself a mentor, who, over time, may get to know you well enough to be able to provide support - we provide a mentor/mentee matching service to help with this. If you genuinely can not locate a Chartered Physicist in your network the Professional Development team can nominate a supporter for you. However, this option is always closely scrutinised and queried by the assessing panel.

One supporter must be from an organisation other than your own. This is to ensure independence of opinion. You must not be related to either of your supporters.